Mark D. Chapman

Essays Anglican and Analytic

Philosophy

“In this wide-ranging and ambitious collection, Robert MacSwain makes a strong case for the importance of analytic philosophy as a way of doing Anglican theology. In dialogue with a number of philosophically minded Anglican scholars, especially Austin Farrer and David Brown, the author develops a style of theologizing that is at once catholic and critical. These are essays that both stimulate and challenge the reader to engage the heart and the mind in the quest to grasp something of the mystery of God.”

Four Philosophical Anglicans

Philosophy

“We should be grateful to Alan Sell for this thorough and detailed discussion of four largely unread twentieth-century philosophical theologians. This book, which is at once erudite and entertaining, reads like the account of a seminar in which the author is a sympathetic outsider who wants to understand what makes people think the way they do about God and the world--and then to see whether this can still inform the task of Christian theology and apologetics today.”

Kinship in the Household of God

Theology

“Tam provides churches a way to move from inclusion to belonging for those with profound autism. . . . It fills an important gap, not just in welcoming individuals with autism into our church communities, but in helping us understand that a faithful Christian community rejoices over and benefits from the differences among us.”

Oxford's Protestant Spy

History & Biography

“In this clearly written and impressively documented account Dr. Atherstone shows how Golightly, one of the most enigmatic figures in nineteenth-century Anglican history, became embroiled in one controversy after another as he tried to defend the Protestant heritage of the Church of England against the twin threats of liberalism and ritualism.”

Qualitative Research, Second Edition

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Sensing’s plain-language guide for doing DMin research serves as a vital resource for DMin projects from conceptualization to reporting. Emphasizing the communal and transformative nature of DMin research clarifies that research is not just technical but can also testify to the actions and presence of God in the context and has the potential to catalyze lifelong learning and ministry development.”

Reinventing Liberal Christianity

Theology

“A provocative and brilliantly written attempt to rejuvenate liberal Christianity against its many despisers. Equally well-read in the history of liberal politics and in theology, Hobson presents a nuanced account of a series of complex developments in church and state. In his wide-ranging analysis he articulates a humane form of liberalism that roots liberal politics and its greatest achievement, the secular state, in critical theology. Unlike many liberals, however, Hobson does not maintain a vague rationalism or deism but emphasizes the importance of religious and cultic practice. This is an uncompromising book about the indispensable relationships between liberalism and religion, and it poses a deeply needed challenge to theologians of all stripes.”

The Judgment of Love

Theology

“In this wide-ranging, ambitious, and well-crafted study, Matarazzo addresses the thorny issue of the Christian doctrine of the last things. By carefully analyzing a whole range of thinkers and sources he offers a positive solution that challenges many of the efforts of the past, but which remains profoundly optimistic. God’s judgment is a judgment of love which means that something that has often been instilled with terror is transformed into a state where everything is revealed in its fulness and where hope conquers all as we live in faith, hope, and love.”